The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
FACTIONS FIGHTING
FOR SUPREMACY AT CHARLESTON.
Tho Senatorial Fight DoeA Not Vary iu II.
3Ionotony Some Startling Develop.
ments Expected Soon -SOmething to
a Drop With Dull Thud.

Special Dtpdlch 10 me Inidltoencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 30.-In the
joint assemble tho monotony was practic'
ally unbroken. The whole number ol
votes cast in joint assembly WAS 81, necss'
sary to choice A. johnson N. Camden
received 81; Waitmsn T. Wiley, 32i
Samuel O. Burdette, 9; John Brannon, 3;
Lewis s. Newman, l; II. .. simms, l;
Okey johnson, A; AL. Raymond, .; L.
W. Wilson, l. Senators Brown and Nor.
rison and Delegates McClung and Nc.
Combs were absent.
1t is now conceded that the statute
means that minority may elect in case
all tho membera are not present and the
minority is majority Of tho quorum
present. This calls for the exercise Of
greater care than has prevailed and the
members will not absent themselves in
large numbers. Dr.. McClung was absent
Saturday. and Peyton Byrne paired with
him, but when the vote was taken be
voted for Camden. | asked Byrne WHY
he did 90, and he said he got to talking to
Bome OF "these hero good parlismentarlans
and they told him 1t was not customary to
pair on Senatorial elections" Hs is very
severely criticised by the anti Camdenites.
The Republican membera met in secret
caucus last night and were In session
three hours. They agreed to vote once
tomorrow for the Greenback members
nominee. Hon Sam Burdstte. Their
programme thereafter Is not yet divulged.
The anti-Camdenites have resolved to
continue to scatter their vote lest tho Re.
publicaus might come over to their man
and elect him. This is what they say,
but marine would suspect that they con.
tinue to scatter because they can't agree
to man to combine on. There ie no dan.
ger OF the Republicans electing their man.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS. .if
There are indications Of early develop
nenta OF an interesting not to say start
ling character. More I cannot say with
out violating confidence, but is expected
that very surprieing things will transpire
this week.
Captain Chipley says the statement that
he received petitions from his county ask
ing him to vote for Camden is the. reverse
Of true. Flo received two petitions, but
they asked him to remain firm.
The Registers tafy for Mr.. Hagana seems
curious. The Republicans have always
held Mr.. Ha9ans In high esteem, and
have shown 1t in unmistakable ways on a
number OF OCCASIONS. II he were running
for office now the Register would probably
not think so highly OF him. This ap-
probation Of Mr.. Hsgans' eminent ability
and high character is good deal like the
unfair criticism on Rev. Mr.. kinsey that
paper is indn)ginX in. II it is meant 10,
effect the one will be as futile as the other.
DELEGATE COOKS rosIrIoN.
The position of Mr.. Cook on the Ssna.
torial question is not rightly understood.
He is Republican, but the circumstances
surrounding him area little peculiar. II
time arrives when his vote will do the
Republicans any good he will cast it with
them. This statement is made on his
own authority.
Mr.. Kinsey, Of the House, was an.
AouASoA " PAoaC1 lAAo AAUluAuk At Iue
Baptist Church, and number Of his
friends in and'out Of Legislature went in q
body to hear him. He did not preach but
in his place Rev. J. W. Belts, an evange.
list, t,of Ashland, Ky, spoke prohibition and
lashed it into the members who voted
against the measure with fire and en-
phasis. His remarks are criticized by
many friends Of the measure as ill-timed,
ill-tempered and calculated to do harm.
Rev. Dr.. Hensley, Of the House, preach
ed to a large congregation at the West
End Union Chapel this morning.
George W. Vibbert, Of Boston, is de.
livering temperance addresses here and
this afternoon spoke in tho hall OF the
House to crowd that packed it and ad-
joining corridors uncomfortably full.